Car Crashes Into Winter Haven Building, 3 Injured

Three people were hospitalized with trauma alerts after a sedan crashed into an abandoned building in Winter Haven early Saturday morning. The incident occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. on U.S. 17 near Fifth Street Southwest.

Winter Haven police and fire department crews responded to the scene. They found a Mazda sedan that had left the roadway and collided with the side of a vacant building formerly used as a car wash. First responders extricated the occupants from the wreckage.

The Winter Haven Police Department is investigating the circumstances that led to the driver losing control and crashing into the building. Authorities have not released further details.